Mariano Rivera

NEWPORT NEWS — Eight years later, the memories come only in clips. Waking up in a hospital room with bandages on his head. The doctor holding a pen in front of his face and asking what it was. The Daisuke Matsuzaka (who?) hat his uncle gave him for his 11th birthday. Today, the only visible sign of what Jon Amaral went through is a river-shaped scar that runs from the top of his head to his left ear. But if he grows his hair out just a little, you won’t see it. Nor do you see the two titanium plates and 12 screws in his head. Migraines are an occasional battle, and sometimes he finds himself speaking too quickly. Other than that, he’s your basic college-bound...

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